Minuteman to Send Notices of Special Election Polling Places for District-Wide Referendum Scheduled for September 20, 2016
Voters in the 16 towns in the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District will be receiving information soon on where they can vote in the upcoming September 20, 2016, district-wide special election. During the final week in August, the Minuteman District will be mailing postcards to every household in the district to notify voters of potential changes in their polling places.
The special election was called by the Minuteman School Committee pursuant to Chapter 71, Section 16(n) of the Massachusetts General Laws. Polling places were selected by the Committee in consultation with the selectmen and town clerks in Minuteman’s member towns.
The following polling places will be used for the special election:
- Acton – R.J. Grey Junior High School, 12 Charter Road, Acton
- Arlington – at the 10 customary polling locations (21 precincts) in the town
- Belmont – at the 7 customary polling locations (8 precincts) in the town
- Bolton – Nashoba Regional High School Auditorium, 12 Green Road, Bolton
- Boxborough – Town Hall, Grange Meeting Room, 29 Middle Road, Boxborough
- Carlisle – Town Hall, Clark Room, 66 Westford Street, Carlisle
- Concord – Harvey Wheeler Community Center, 1276 Main Street, Concord
- Dover – Dover Town House, Great Hall, 5 Springdale Avenue, Dover
- Lancaster – Town Hall Auditorium, 695 Main Street, Lancaster
- Lexington – Lexington Community Center, 39 Marrett Road, Lexington
- Lincoln – Smith School Gym, 6 Ballfield Road, Lincoln
- Needham – The Center at the Heights, 300 Hillside Avenue, Needham
- Stow – The Center School, 403 Great Road, Stow
- Sudbury – Town Hall, 322 Concord Road, Sudbury
- Wayland – Town Building, 41 Cochituate Road, Wayland
- Weston – Town Hall, Lower Level Meeting Room, 11 Town House Road, Weston
In 14 of the 16 member towns, there is a single voting location. These polling places may differ from where voters normally vote. In those cases, this is a temporary change, for this election.
The special election, to be held Tuesday, September 20, 2016 from 12 noon to 8 p.m., was called by the Minuteman School Committee to determine whether District voters support or oppose bonding for a new school. The district-wide aggregate count of “yes” and “no “votes will determine the result, with the majority prevailing.
If you are not registered to vote at your current address, the last date to do so for this special election is August 31, 2016, at 8pm. To check on your voter registration status or to complete online voter registration, go to www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elevotertools.htm. To view the warrant for the special district-wide ballot, visit the Minuteman website at www.minuteman.org.
